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#C8BEB8

Silver · light neutral

About #C8BEB8

#C8BEB8 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 75% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8C2C8 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red200
Green190
Blue184

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C8BEB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8BEB8.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8BEB8.
11.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8BEB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8BEB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BFB8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C1B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBBCBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8BEB8?

#C8BEB8 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 75% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C8BEB8?

Use black text. Black on #C8BEB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8BEB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8C2C8, and analogous partners are #C8B8BA and #C8C6B8.